Monday, April 29, 2013

Cpl. Patrick Omelia


Cpl. Patrick Omelia


I Co. 74th Ill. Vol. Inf.
   Mustered In Sept. 4, 1862 at Camp Fuller in Rockford, Ill's as a private.
   Home of record listed as Rock Run, Ill's.
   Mustered Out June 10, 1865 as a Cpl.

Known Actions;
Perryville, Ky.          Oct. 8, 1862
Stones River Tenn.    Dec. 31, 1862
Tullahoma, Tenn.      June 24, 1863
Chickamauga, Ga.    Sept. 19, 1863
Missionary Ridge, Ga.     Nov. 25, 1863
Buzzard's Roost Gap, Ga.May 8, 1864
Resaca, Ga.               May 14, 1864
Kennesaw Mt., Ga. June 20, 1864
Peachtree Creek, Ga. July 20, 1864
Jonesboro, Ga.         Sept. 1, 1864
Spring Hill, Tenn.      Nov. 29, 1864
Franklin, Tenn.        Nov. 30, 1864
Nashville, Tenn.        Dec. 15, 1864

Post war;
   Moved to Elgin, Ill. in 1908.
   Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 Dec. 20, 1912.
 
   Obit; Aug. 13, 1921 issue of The Elgin Daily News.
   Patrick Omelia, Civil War Veteran died this morning after an illness of five months at St. Joseph's hospital.
   Patrick Omelia was born October 31, 1840, in Ireland and came to this country when a young man.  On February 22, 1866, he was married to Margaret Mullarky, who died about five years ago.
   He had resided in Elgin for the past thirteen years and was a member of Elgin Post, No. 49 G.A.R., members from which will act as pall bearers.  He served three years in the Civil War.
   He is survived by three sons, Frank and Mark of Elgin and Charles of Suykeston, N.D., two daughters, Mrs. A.E. Schroeder of Elgin, with whom he had made his home for the past five years, and Mrs. R.J. McGough of Petersboro, Ontario, Canada, five brothers and four sisters; and fourteen grandchildren.
   Funeral services will be held from the Wait and Ross chapel Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock and at 2 o'clock from the St. Mary's Catholic church.  Interment at Mount Hope cemetery.

   Buried at Elgin City Cemetery.

Obit calls for burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Elgin.
Used with permission Dan Mallett
Members of Post 49 sewed watch faces to their ribbons to show they were from Elgin.

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